The central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, is the division of the nervous system that processes information and directs behavior. Genetically predetermined brain development makes possible new behaviors, which lead to new interactions with the environment that then influence brain development.
Using the text (Chapter 4) and the links provided, explore the research on early brain development and school readiness. The readings suggest several guidelines for the care of young children. Select two guidelines and explain how they apply to your work (or anticipated work) with young children and/or families.
Johnson, K., & Becker, J. (n.d.). The Whole Brain Atlasopens in a new window.
Children and Brain Development: What We Know About How Children Learnopens in a new window. (2011).
Please bring something new/original to the discussion, share and describe one or more research articles, or apply additional scholarly resourcesopens in a new window you locate on your own for your classmates to consider. Over the course of the module, be sure to respond to at least 2 additional comments made by your peers; sometimes your professor will post a new thread as well. Come back and visit multiple times to see what everyone has posted. Just remember that the focus is on the quality, not the quantity of the posts. These discussions are a large percentage of your final grade, please take them seriously. You will be evaluated using the Discussion Rubric